Belt-buckle.



H. L. PERRYMAN.

BELT BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.17,1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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H. L. PERRYMAN.

BELT BUGKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 19084 Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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' ed b y HENRY L. PERRYMAN, on SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, Assienoa, BYJDI-REG'IV AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE NATIONAL TONGUELESS BUCKLE COMPANY, or SPRINGFIELD,

OH10, A CORFORATION OF OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 17, 1908. Serial-No 'ellfl'i-a.

To all whom "it mag "concern:

Be it known that 1, "HENRY L. PERRY- MAN, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt- Buckles, of which the following is a specification, reference being vhad therein to the accompanying drawings.

Thisinvention relates to belt buckles, and the object of the invention is to provide a buckle of this character whereby the free end of the belt will be engaged and disengaged at any desired point without perforating or-in any way marri-ng the belt, and, when so engaged, will be firmly secured in :position; and further, to provide such a buckle which will be of aneat appearance and will be inexpensive to manufacture. 7

With these objects in view my invention consists in. certain novel features of construction and in certain parts and combinations hereinafter to be described, and then 'more particularly pointed out inthe'claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is "a perspective viewot a belt provided-with abuckleembodying my invention; Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the buckle; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the tongue; Fig. 4 is a rear face view of the frame of the buckle; F lg. is-a longitudinal, sectional view-"of a slightly modifiedform of frame; 6 is a side elevation of a modifiedform of the buckle; Fig. 7 is an edgp view of such a buckle; Fig. 8 is a frontwiew of the body portion or frame of the same buckle; and ig. 9 is a sectional view on the line as a: of Fig. 8.

In Fi l'to 4 I have shown one form of my invention, and, as here shown, the buckle comprises a bodyportion or elongated frame 1 having ears or lugs 2 depending from the opposite sides thereof near the longitudinal center of the frame. The interior of the body portion is preferably cut away and the side members of the frame are connecta transverse bar 3 which preferably has its inner face concave, as shown at 4. A suitable tongue having a resilient clampin member is pivotally connected at one on to the body ortion 1 of the buckle and has its other end adapted to 'be connected uckle having a to the belt 5 and is provided with a resilient clamping member adapted to clamp'the belt against the frame or body portion of the buckle, which forms a support therefor, and securev the same firmly in its adjusted position. In the form here shown, this tongue comprises a member or plate 6 provided at its inner end with pivot lugs 7 adapted to engage the apertured ears or lugs '2 on the body portion of the buckle. The outer end of the plate 6 is provided with suitable means for securing the same to the belt, such as a transverse slot'8 adapted to receive clips 9 which are secured to the .end of said belt. The clamping member consists a plate '10 of res'ri'rent material rigidly secured at one end to the plate 6 at "a point removed from the pivotal center thereof and having its other end extending gradua'llaway from the plate .6 to a point near sea pivotal'center. and thence more abruptly away from said plate to form a projection 11. The innor ends of the plate *6 and the resilient body ortion of the buckle, the projection 11 I of the resilient clamping member will en-' gage the belt. and clamp the same against the transverse bar 3 of the frame or body portion of the. buckle, the concave inner face of this bar affording a better gripping sur face than a plane face and enabling the belt to be clamped securely in position. The resiliency of the clamping member enables the same to be clamped tightly upon the belt without marring or defacing the same and provides a clamping member which will exert a uniform pressure upon the belt at all times and will not become loose and moperative through the Wearing away or springing of the metal comprising the same.

In F-i 5 Ihave shown a 'form of buckle in whic the transverse bar 3 of the body portion is provided with a raised central portion, as shown at 12, the projection 11 of the resilient "clamping member 10 engaging the bar 3 at one side of'the rib 12 and thus clamning the belt about said projection.

In Figs. 6 to 9, I have illustrated another form of buckle comprising a body. portionor frame 13 of relatively thin metal having formed therein a slot 14 extending transversely of the belt. The body portion 13 is provided near-each end of the slot 14 with a clamping portion, such as the resilient plate 18, diverging therefrom and having its inner end turned at an angle thereto, as shown at 19', to provide a projection adapted to engage the belt. The members 16 and 18 of the tongue are preferably of substantially the same length, whereby the projection 19 lies in substantially the same plane as does the pivotal center of saidtongue. The two members of the tongue are here shown as extending parallel for a portion of their length and thence diverging toward their inner ends. The outer end of the tongue is preferably provided with a transverse slot 20 adapted to. receive the end' of the belt 21. Inasmuch as the belt and the ton e are substantially the same width, I

pre er to provide that portion of the belt 21,

WhlCll passes through the slot 20, with a longitudinal slot 22 between the edges thereof, thus permitting the sides 'of the melt to be compressed to. reduce the width thereof at the point where it engages the slotted end of the tongue. The operation of this form of the device issubstantially the same as that of the first form described, but the form here shown is lighter in weight, mate!- in ap earance and much cheaper to manufacture as the parts thereof can be struck from. sheet metal. r 1

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that .I' have rovided. a belt buckle which, when secure to one end of the belt, may be engaged with and disengagedfrom the free end thereof without puncturing the same or in any way marring or defacing the surfacefhereof, and that, when in engage ment wlth the belt, will beheld firmly 1n its adjusted position thereon, any-pull on the belt serving to. tighten the grip of the e'ccentrically arranged resilient clamping member thereon; and further, that I have provided a buckle which is very neat in appearance,

, light and'durable, and. which may be manufactured at a low cost. I It Wlll be apparentdhat the device is sub-v ect to modification andthat either form ofv I tongue herein shown may be used with either form of the frame or body portion of the buckle, and I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited, except as required by the scope of the appended claims, to the exact details ofv construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will 1. In a belt buckle, the combination, with one end pivotally connected to said frame, adapted to have its other end connected to one end of a belt and having a resilient clamping member" adapted to secure the other end of saidbelt to said frame.

2. In a belt buckle, the combination, with a frame or body portion, of a tongue comconnected to said frame and adapted to have its other end connected to one end of a belt, a resilient plate connected to said memher at a point removed from the pivotal center thereof and diverging therefrom, and a projection carried by the free end of said plate and adapted to clamp the belt against said frame.

3. In a belt buckle, the combination, with a frame .or body portion, of a tongue comprising a' member having one end pivotally connected to said frame and adapted to have its other end connected to one end of a belt, a resilient plate extending longitudinally of said member and having one end con.- nected theretoat a point removed from the pivotal center .thereof and its other end diverging from said member toward said piv otal center, and a projection carried by-said plate and adapted toclamp said belt against said frame.

4. In a belt buckle, the combination, with a frame or body portion,-of a tongue comprising a plate of resilient -material bent upon itself and adapted to be connected to one end of a belt and having; its ends separated one from theother, one of said ends being pivotally connected to said frame and the other of said ends having. a projection fadapted to clamp said belt against said rame.

a frame or body portion, of a tongue having" prising a member having one end pivotally 5 In a belt-buckle, the combination, with a'frame or body portion comprising a plate having a slot therein, and ln s extending inwardly at the ends of said s 0t, of a tongue pivotally mounted on said lugs, adapted to have the belt connected to the .outerend thereof and having a resilient member adapt,- ed to engage said belt between said lu s.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a belt, a buckle comprising a frame or body ortion, and lugs extending inwardly there rom at oints removed frornrthe ends thereof, 0 a. plate,

mom t g y d subst'ential ly equal inwidth to the width of I sda ited .to ciamp said heitag'ainst said i said belt, pivotally'mounted on said lugs .frame.- 10

and havin a transverse slot near the outer 1 'In testimony whereof,][ sflix my signature 7 end thereo adapted to receive said belt, that in presence of two witnesses.

portion of said belt which passesthroh'gh HENRY 1h. PERRYMAN. the slot in said 'plate having a, longitudinal Witnesses: slot between the sides thereof, and a resilient EDWARD L. REED,

clamping membe carried by said belt and L. 

